An FBI tactical agent killed DiMaggio around 5 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) near Morehead Lake, San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said. The teenage girl was found alive near him.

“She appears well and was rescued and will be transported to a hospital in Idaho,” Gore said.

Hannah Anderson was last seen at her cheerleading practice August 3; her mother and brother died in a fire at DiMaggio’s home in San Diego County the next day.

About 250 law enforcement personnel — among them about 150 FBI agents — had converged on the River of No Return Wilderness, about 15 miles outside Cascade, looking for DiMaggio and his captive.

In addition to guarding all ways out, they tried to cover 300 square miles of rough terrain frequented by nature lovers near where DiMaggio’s car was found Friday. Its license plates removed, the vehicle was hidden by brush in the vast River of No Return Wilderness.

“We know that any piece of information, any piece of evidence, any clue that we could find could be what we need to bring Hannah home safely,” Andrea Dearden, spokeswoman for the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, had told reporters Saturday afternoon.

Authorities have been hunting for the suspect and Hannah, with a tip earlier this week leading them to focus on the area of Idaho about 1,000 miles north of where the two died.

The discovery of DiMaggio’s car there further intensified that search.

Before DiMaggio’s death, Dearden had vowed that authorities would “use every single resource possible.”

“Whatever they feel is most effective and most useful, that’s what they are going to use,” the spokeswoman said.

Witness: DiMaggio had crush

A friend of Hannah Anderson on Saturday provided a clearer picture of the relationship between DiMaggio and the teen.

Marissa Chavez told CNN that she was in a car with Hannah and DiMaggio a few months ago when the 40-year-old told Hannah he had a crush on her.

He followed it up by saying if he was her age, he would date Hannah, Chavez said.

Hannah was unnerved by the comments, but did not tell her mother because she did not want to ruin the close relationship that her parents had with DiMaggio, Chavez said.

After that, however, Hannah did not want to be alone with DiMaggio, Chavez said.

In an earlier episode, Chavez recalled a trip that DiMaggio and Hannah took to Hollywood. The trip was supposed to be for one week, but Hannah told Chavez that they came back after two days because DiMaggio was upset that she wasn’t paying enough attention to him.

“I don’t think she would have gone willingly with him at all,” she said.

Focusing the search

The suspect’s car was found after a man on horseback reported he had a brief conversation with two campers in the Idaho wilderness on Wednesday. The rider’s realization later that he may have been talking to DiMaggio and his alleged teenage captive has been the biggest break in the search yet.

The horseback rider was not aware of the manhunt at the time, but he called the Amber Alert tip line after he saw a news account that night and realized the pair matched the description of DiMaggio and Hannah Anderson, according to Dearden.

The rider’s impression was that the pair “seemed odd,” though he wasn’t alarmed, she said.

“They did speak and exchange pleasantries. I don’t think there was a lot of information exchanged,” she said. “He left the conversation believing they were camping in the area.”

The rider said the man and girl were on foot, hiking with camping gear, Dearden said.

Authorities were trying to talk to everyone leaving the wilderness area. Even given the vast area to cover and some smoke lingering from a nearby wildfire, they will comb the wilderness looking for clues — using maps, local experts and whatever else to guide them.

“We’re going to have to do this strategically,” Dearden said. “We’re going to have to go to the areas that make the most sense.”

Trixie

Ok, here's a stupid question: why, when the two of them were on a vacation just weeks ago to Hollywood, CA, did he not just take her then? He would have had 5 to 7 days to kidnap her and get extremely far away before anyone even noticed. Why kill part of the family, set the house on fire, and get away when you know that, at that point, everyone will be looking for you? Something about this whole story stinks. And why, exactly, was this man shot at? Was he armed? Did he shoot first?